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HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A four-week enforcement effort by the Pennsylvania State Police to reduce aggressive driving along a potion of Interstate 81 in Dauphin and Cumberland counties netted 1,498 traffic citations and 730 written warnings.
Citations and warnings were issued as part of the Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks campaign, or TACT, which also included a public awareness and education component, according to State Police Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski.
"The purpose of the TACT campaign was to educate car and truck drivers about the dangers of driving aggressively," Pawlowski said. "The citations and warnings make it clear to all drivers that state police are serious about traffic safety."
The enforcement portion of the campaign was conducted along a 33-mile stretch of I-81, from the Newville exit to the I-83 split, during October and November, Pawlowski said.
Prior to the enforcement effort, state police and PennDOT used radio advertisements, safety awareness messages, posters, highway billboards and informational brochures as ways to educate drivers about the importance of sharing the road and steering clear of unsafe situations.
During TACT, state police used marked and unmarked patrol vehicles and fixed-wing aircraft as part of the enforcement effort. In addition, state police motor carrier enforcement teams conducted 99 commercial vehicle inspections to look for faulty equipment, overweight vehicles and fatigued drivers. The teams placed 16 drivers and nine vehicles out of service because of violations.
TACT was sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, an organization whose membership includes law enforcement officials, truck and bus companies, industry associations and insurance companies in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
More information about the organization is available at www.cvsa.org.
CONTACT: Cpl. Linette G. Quinn (717) 783-5556 Lt. Raymond J. Cook (717) 346-7347
SOURCE Pennsylvania State Police Department
CONTACT: Cpl. Linette G. Quinn, +1-717-783-5556, or Lt. Raymond J. Cook, +1-717-346-7347, both of the Pennsylvania State Police Department
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A four-week enforcement effort by the Pennsylvania State Police to reduce aggressive driving along a potion of Interstate 81 in Dauphin and Cumberland counties netted 1,498 traffic citations and 730 written warnings.
Citations and warnings were issued as part of the Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks campaign, or TACT, which also included a public awareness and education component, according to State Police Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski.
"The purpose of the TACT campaign was to educate car and truck drivers about the dangers of driving aggressively," Pawlowski said. "The citations and warnings make it clear to all drivers that state police are serious about traffic safety."
The enforcement portion of the campaign was conducted along a 33-mile stretch of I-81, from the Newville exit to the I-83 split, during October and November, Pawlowski said.
Prior to the enforcement effort, state police and PennDOT used radio advertisements, safety awareness messages, posters, highway billboards and informational brochures as ways to educate drivers about the importance of sharing the road and steering clear of unsafe situations.
During TACT, state police used marked and unmarked patrol vehicles and fixed-wing aircraft as part of the enforcement effort. In addition, state police motor carrier enforcement teams conducted 99 commercial vehicle inspections to look for faulty equipment, overweight vehicles and fatigued drivers. The teams placed 16 drivers and nine vehicles out of service because of violations.
TACT was sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, an organization whose membership includes law enforcement officials, truck and bus companies, industry associations and insurance companies in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
More information about the organization is available at www.cvsa.org.
CONTACT: Cpl. Linette G. Quinn (717) 783-5556 Lt. Raymond J. Cook (717) 346-7347
SOURCE Pennsylvania State Police Department
CONTACT: Cpl. Linette G. Quinn, +1-717-783-5556, or Lt. Raymond J. Cook, +1-717-346-7347, both of the Pennsylvania State Police Department
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